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No. 428,343. Patented'May 20; 1890.

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CLOSURE BRIDGETOX, NEw JERSEY.

FOR CANS.

SPEGIFICATIOI} forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,343, dated May 20, 1890.

Application filed February 18, 1890. Serial No. 340,963- (No model.)

- I To all whom it may concern.-

others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in closures for cans.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, readily-adjustable, and efficient cover for cans or Oymssels which will be permanently attached t the can; and it consisxs in the combination, with a can-top having an opening and depending flanges, the lower edges of which are oppositely inclined, of the .cover or closure having a depending portion which is adapted to enter the opening, said depending portion having a transverse pin which engages with the inclined flanges, a bail secured-to the stopper so as to fold, and a strip pivotally attached to the top of the can and secured to the stopper, as will be hereinafter fully set forth; and my invention also consists in the construction and combination of the parts as shown and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can-top and closure therefor constructed in "accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the closure partly raised; Fig. 3, a sectional view showing the closure in a position to close the opening in the can-top, and Fig. 4 a plan view. I

A refers to a can or metallic vessel, to which the top B is secured in the usual manner,

preferably so as to provide at the edgeof the top a raised rim, so that the stopper and connecting-strip will be below the plane of the upper edge of the can and not interfere with the packing of such cans in boxes. I

The top B is provided at a suitable portion with a cireular'depression 0., within which is an opening, adjacent to which the can is bent downwardly to present depending flanges b, the lower edges of which are inclined to the right and left. The can adjacent to the opening at diametrically-opposite points is cut away, as at c, to permit the ends of the 'pin same and engage with the inclined depending flanges. Above the circular groove or recess a may be placed a packing-ring (I when it is desired to employ suclra ring to make a tight joint.

The stopper or closure (J is stamped or struck up from a single disk of metal andhas a central depending portion 6, which lies within the opening of the can-top, as well as a flange with a circumferential groove, which is adapted to lie above or within the groove or recess a.

\Vithin the central depressed portion of the closure C is secured a pin E, which is located a slight distance above the bottom,'and the ends thereof project sufficiently to engage with the under edges of the inclined flanges of the top 13, and this pin is secured in place by solder, which makes a tight joint and prevents the pin E moving after having been secured. Over the pin is placed a piece of sheet metal F, the ends of which are bent to lie adjacent to each other, and this fingerpiece can be turned so asto lie within the depressed portion of the closure. The bottom of the closure 0 is centrally struck up, so as to provide a nib g, in which will lie the end of the strip G, which has a corresponding nib g. The end of this strip is bent to lie within the depressed central portion of the closure, and is also bent or struck up to conform with the upper edge thereof, and it is secured to the top of the can by a suitable pivot h.

To connect the can-closure with the strip G,

the same under the bail or key F, and when the nib g enters the depression 'g the parts be turned thereon. By means of the strip G the closure is always held upon the can, and is not liable to become separated, and when it is desired to remove the closure from the can-top it can be swung to one side, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1.

carried by the stopper to pass through the it is only necessary to place the free end of i .95 will be held together, so that the closure can 7,

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claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a can-top having an opening with depending flanges, the edges of which are inclined and provided with notches, of a closure adapted to fit within the opening and provided with a transverse pin' E, the ends of which project as shown, a bail or key secured upon said pin, and a flexible strip pivotally connecting the closure to the top by means of a vertical pivot to enable said strip and closure to, swing laterally thereon when the closure is disengaged from the top, substantially as set forth.

2. The combinatiomwith a can-top having an opening with inclined depending flanges and notches c c, of a closure having acentral dependingportion and circumferential flange, a transverse pin extending across the depending portion of the closure an'd projecting beyond the same, so as to engage with the depending inclined flanges of the top, and a flexible strip pivotally secured to said closure and the top, substantially as set" forth.

3. In combination with a can having an ope'ning'with inclined depending flanges b and notches 0 adjacent to the ends of the inclined flanges, a closure having a central depressed portion of substantially the same diameter as the opening in the top, a transverse -pin bisecting the closure and extending lower edges of which are inclined, notches c,

and a circular groove or recess beyond the flan ges,aclosure 0, having a central depressed and for-the purpose set forth.

portion and a grooved flange, a pin or pins for engaging with the inclined flanges b, -a strip G, pivoted to the can'and provided with a bent end which extends under the trans verse pin of the closure,said strip having a -to the pin E, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the can-top having an opening and depending flanges oppositely inclined and notches between the same, of a closure having vertical and horizontal marginal portions and containing a transverse-rod having its ends projecting to engage the flanges, and an operating portion consisting of a bent plate embracing said rod and adapted to be turned'to lie in said depressed portion, substantially as set forth.

. 6. The combination, with a can having an opening, of a turning stopper adapted to be secured to the top, so as to'close the opening,- a flexible strip or bar pivoted at one end to the can-top, the opposite end being held in pivotal engagement with the stopper, and means for turning the stopper, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with a. can= having a circular opening with depending flanges, the

a transverse pin extending across the depressed. portion of the closure and beyond the sides thereof, and a key hinged upon said in and adapted to be folded withi'u'the depressed portion of the closure, substantially as shown,

portion and an outwardly-extending flange,

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

EDMUND HOFFMAN,

W-. H. BAXTERMA ALBERT. s. LAMBERTL: I Q 

